2019 February

TORONTO, CANADA, February 20, 2019 – Black Iron Inc. (“Black Iron”) (TSX: BKI; OTC: BKIRF; FRANKFURT: BIN) is pleased to announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with a subsidiary of Glencore plc (“Glencore”), pursuant to which the parties agree to engage in formal negotiations to finance the construction of the